S2-Serotonergic Receptor Inhibition (Ketanserin), Combined with Thromboxane A2/Prostaglandin Endoperoxide Receptor Blockade (BM 13.177): Enhanced Anti-Platelet Effect

Thromb Haemost 1986; 56(02): 236
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1661648

Letter to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

S₂-Serotonergic Receptor Inhibition (Ketanserin), Combined with Thromboxane A₂/Prostaglandin Endoperoxide Receptor Blockade (BM 13.177): Enhanced Anti-Platelet Effect

F De Clerk

Laboratory of Haematology, Department of Life Sciences, Janssen Pharmaceutica Research Laboratories, B-2340 Beerse, Belgium
B Xhonneux

Laboratory of Haematology, Department of Life Sciences, Janssen Pharmaceutica Research Laboratories, B-2340 Beerse, Belgium
L Van Gorp

Laboratory of Haematology, Department of Life Sciences, Janssen Pharmaceutica Research Laboratories, B-2340 Beerse, Belgium
J Beetens

Laboratory of Haematology, Department of Life Sciences, Janssen Pharmaceutica Research Laboratories, B-2340 Beerse, Belgium
P A J Janssen

Laboratory of Haematology, Department of Life Sciences, Janssen Pharmaceutica Research Laboratories, B-2340 Beerse, Belgium

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